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Associate and sale

SStudentofknowledge11y ago
Hi Mike, Hope your rainy bank holiday is going well and you are still in joy over the T20 game. Was a good game indeed!! I thought if Afridi stayed in he could have turned it around. Right Mike- Tom clendon has been very helpful in providing a mock question for the p2 sept exam. It has slightly baffled me. I can see a loss of influence. I can also see a change in fv. Not sure how to go about this. - Is this now a simple investment? -Consolidate up to date of disposal - so I will time apportion it 6/12? -Will include dividend income post disposal and group gain on disposal? - Also use of proforma- so loss on disposal- proceeds + fv of retained interest MINUS the CV of associate at disposal, Good will, net assests and proportion of na? obviouslyI will not calculate the tax as the question states ignore DT Section B - Attempt two of the three questions Q2 Germany Germany has a reporting date of 31 December 2014. As at 1st January 2014 Germany held a 40% shareholding in West. This investment was correctly accounted for as an associate and in the Germany group accounts at that date had a carrying value of $40 million. On 1st July 2014 Germany sold a 25% holding in West for $50 million thus reducing its investment to a 15% holding and as a result Germany no longer exercised significant influence over West. The fair value of the 15% holding at 1st July 2014 was $30 million and was $32 million at 31st December 2014. Extracts from the statement of comprehensive income of West for the year-ended 31st December 2014: $ million Profit after tax 24 Other comprehensive income 12 Revaluation gains Total comprehensive income 36 All profits and gains accrued evenly over the accounting period. On 1st March 2014 West made a distribution of profits (paid a dividend) of $10 million. Ignore deferred tax. Just confused on how to account for this and the layout
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor11y ago#1
And doesn't Tom help you? Surely he must have prepared an answer! This looks like a $40m gain on disposal of the 25% and a further $2m gain on the value of the investment as at the year end. What does Tom say?
SStudentofknowledge11y ago#2
Hey Mike Of course he helps but this a planned mock question so the answer will not be released until completion but I was confused with this hence my need to contact you :)
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor11y ago#3
I think that my figures are correct - it would be interesting to hear if Tom agrees with me Did you find your disappearing post?
SStudentofknowledge11y ago#4
I am sure he will. Yes I did. think the servers playing up. How would you account for this. Seeing as its not an associate anymore, you will not equity account?
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor11y ago#5
No, just deal with the dividend stream as and when (and if!) it materialises
SStudentofknowledge11y ago#6
Thanks Mike
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor11y ago#7
You're welcome
RRobert11y ago#8
student of knowledge, where is this mock located? Thanks
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor11y ago#9
I don't know! Ask studentofknowledge!
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